MAY 19, 2017--Keeley Belva of NOAA Public Affairs along with Kate Nielsen and Kurt Mann of NOS Communications and Education Division, conducted communications training at OR&R’s Seattle campus on May 9 and 10.

The two one-day workshops gave local NOS staff an opportunity to learn more about strategic messaging and to brush up on public speaking. In the afternoons the training focused on working with news media—from reporter cold calls to on-camera interviews. Kurt Mann, producer of NOAA Ocean Today conducted on-camera mock interviews so that participants could gain experience and coaching.

The group reviewed array of resources, including the Ocean Today website, and for NOS staff, the NOS Communications Toolkit.

For further information, contact Vicki.Loe@noaa.gov.

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